Movie Description

Quicker'n a Wink

(1940)

Overview

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to see in slow motion what happens during events that occur too fast to be seen by the naked eye. Examples shown here include a bullet in flight as it shatters a light bulb, the moment of impact when a kicker kicks a football, and the motion of a hummingbird's wings as it hovers.

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Original TitleQuicker'n a Wink

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1940-10-12

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 10m

Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genres

  • Documentary